Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1887-09-21
DAKOTA COMBINATIONS.

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Judge Edgerton attended the reunion
OF the Minnesota veterans the past week.
r. f. Pettigrew has commenced con.
structing his Sioux Falls street railway.
Recent frosts seriously injured corn
and gardens about Oastlewood, in Ham
lin county.
room. and that is not occupied because
its owner is q nonresident and the rent
is sigh.
~. Sheridan's barn at Jamestown
~.s sotally destroyed by fire Friday.
J The fire was started by some children
playing with matches.
President MeI.enth; es .hs Agricultnr.
al college ct Brooklngs, preached two
excellent sermons In the Congregational
church at Huron Sunday.
Rev. Mr.. Byross, Of Blunt, it is said
will be appointed pastor of the NJ. E.
church atsHighmore, Rev. Mr.. Gasvln
departing abont November lat.
The first passenger train out oil
Waterfowl on the Manitoba left for the
east Monday morning. Passenger and
freight traffic ia regularly opened UP
now. s
T. B. Davis. postmaster at AndoyeF
Day county, and a farmer, has been ap-
pointed delegate to the farmers con.
gress which convenes in Chicago Nov
LIST to 9th.
There is considerable feeling in Faglk-
ton in favor of the opening OF a portion
of the Great Sioux reservation west OF
the Missouri river during the next SEES
sion OF congress.
The new town OF Bryantsin the west
ern part OF Hamlin county is booming
Six general stores are already estab-
lished and already . large mount o.
trade is being done there.
Postmaster Judd, of Fargo, has re-
ceived formal not ice from the de-
partment that the free delivery system
had been granted Fargo, and measures
would be taken to inaugurate it.
Sunday q nine year old son of Nicho-
las Johnson, living heal Valley City
had the top OF his head shot off by the
accidental discharge of a gun n the
hands Of G.. Il, Davis, a school teacher.
Hughes county will have q fine exhibit
at the territorial fair. Pierre and Blunt
have co-operated in the isnterprise, and
teams are now out gathering the vege-
tables. A big DISPLAY may be looked
for.
The sixth annual convention OF the
Baptists of southern Dakota and the
Baptist ministerial union will be held
in Dell Rapids this year commencing
ON September seth and continuing until
after Sunday.
Blunt has been quietly waiting a long
time for something to turn up that
would give business q new start and re-.
viYe the dropping spirits OF her citizens.
1t now finds encouragement in q bounti.
ful hay harvest.
Two gentlemen, Messrs. j. Nj. Brent
and NJ. J. Briggs. Of Chicago. represen-
ting Davis& Ranking, manufacturers OF
creamery supplies have presented plans
by which 1t is proposed to give Blunt q
So 1000 creamery.
A grond temperance holiday is being
arranged Tor on the Both at DeSmes.
under the auspicia5 81 the. temperance
societies and ladies' relief corps. Mrs.
Mary A. Woodbridge will speak in the
evening. DeSmst will entertain free
all who attend.
Ayouug "a named Frederick Her
rick was arrested OF Redfeld for break
ing into and robbing the store OF A. IN.
Greenman, Of clothing and othes goods.
At the preliminary hearing Herrick was
bound over in the sum OF So, 200 to ap-
pear at the next term Of court.
Very little work in behalf OF the lossl
option Law. to be voted upon this fall,
has yet been done in HamIin county.
There seems TO be a disposition on the
part OF many to sake no interest in The
matter Whatever and il is very doubt
fsl whether the law will carry at tho
polls
An injunction has been procured and
seryed on tho Jam estown city council
and L. B. Durstine, to whom a franchise
had been granted for an electric light
system for the city. The alleged grounds
upon which The temporary injunction
was granted wore ynformsliy in tbs pas